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Online/ Automated Traveller Tools - A holistic product view

Here is our latest. Please, add any Pros/Cons or missing sites. I will probably need to add links.
I have not included product sites. I think those get a great deal of advertising. Each manufacturer will have one and a few stores.

Discussion boards
1. COTI - travellerrpg.com
Pros- Far Future owned, Imperial Starport links to fansites &. blogs. PBP
2. Mongoose http://www.mongoose.com Pros MT focus
3. Gurps http://www.gurps.com - Pros GT focus
- Cons access is limited to paying members.
4. Google+ Traveller Community: https://plus.google.com/u/0/communit...93461568568045
Pros: Good amount of lively discussions about all aspects and versions of Traveller, excellent forum in which to organize Google Hangout based games, as well as other virtual tabletop solutions. Google+ is a very popular gaming venue.
Cons: Some might not find the feed-like format to their liking.
5. Facebook pages for many products and companies​

Mapping and Campaign Data
1. Campaign Cartographer/Cosmographer - http://www.profantasy.com/products/cc3.asp
Pros addresses mapping and deckplans, Con Windows only
2. Starbase - Release date TBD
3. Universe1 - (release date for 2 is TBD) - Pro Extensive game data tracking
4. Heaven and Earth - http://www.downport.com/wbd/HEAVEN_&_EARTH.htm (1990s) Cons: Windows only
5. Galactic- http://www.mypbem.com/Vassilakos/index.html First generation mapping. Replaced by H&E, travellermap.com, and others. Jim Vassilakos also has an MT Character Generator and other tools. Cons DOS based.
6. www.travellermap.com - Pro Very good view of known space. API uses GM's defined information.


PBEM - Cons requires distribution of email address to players
1. ?

Game Master WebSites - this is pretty open
1. http://www.ObsidianPortal.com - Player Websites library.

Game Play Websites
2. GRIP - Pros Traveller centric, Cons - (2000s) CT/T20 only, unsupported?
3. Roll20 http://www.Roll20.com - Pros support for various dice systems, might work well with T20/SCIFI20.
4. Tabletop Forge(found on Kickstarter) - Pros Google+hangout app. Cons Halted! Kickstarter resources focused on Roll20.
5. OpenRPG http://www.openrpg.com - Pros appears to have Traveller groups Cons Requires chat tool
6. Fantasy Ground http://www.fantasygrounds.com- Pros Work was going on 2 years ago for a CT/T5 extension.
7. EpicTable http://www.epictable.com - Pros easly to use, MS tools compatible, Supported, Flexible dice tool, chat sessions and handout features. Cons Windows Only. Ref must license but players are free.
8. Maptool http://www.rpgtool.net - Pros US and EU (French/German) sites, some Traveller games Cons requires Chat tool
9. VTable (Game Table Project) at Sourceforge http://Gametableproj.sourceforge.net - Cons requires configuration alterations for Linux systems

Play By Post
1. Guild Portal
2. COTI - Pros will be adding dice rolling
3. www.rpol.net
Pros: Built in dice roller with secret or publicly logged rolls. Character sheets that only the GM and the owner see. A character list with details that everyone can see. A map or image area. People post as their character not their log in name. Multiple threads for the same game. Within a post you can insert private lines that only certain people can see. GM can control which players can see which threads and whether or not they can post in it. GM can post "in character" for each of the NPCs. People can send messages to individuals separate from the game threads. The site allows advertising and searching for games also can post GM wanted ads. Not just PbP games, there are RPG forums. No advertising other than on the home page. Cons: Issues adding custom avatar but there is a fairly large number provided and divided in multiple categories from which to choose from. There is a limit to the number of posts in a thread - but you just start a new one.​
4. Mongoose.com
Con: You need a board admin to set up a thread for a new game. No functionality beyond normal forum posting tools.

BLOGS/ Player sites with community tools
1. http://zho.berka.com/stuff/
LLB cover tool, map generators, counter generators and more...
2. http://eaglestone.pocketempires.com/
 
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Grip supported CT, as well... but with hunter's passing, it's definitely no longer supported. Marc has tasked me not to delete any of the QLI sites at present (they are on the same server), but QLI is apparently defunct. The code, however, is broken on most of those. (Remember, end of jan, I had to fix code errors? Well, the QLI sites are built on the same codebase...)

Oh, and it looks like the migration may have fixed a few things in the BBS... I'm able to use the starport (links) section again.
 
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aramis said:
Grip supported CT, as well... but with hunter's passing, it's definitely no longer supported. Marc has tasked me not to delete any of the QLI sites at present (they are on the same server), but QLI is apparently defunct. The code, however, is broken on most of those. (Remember, end of jan, I had to fix code errors? Well, the QLI sites are built on the same codebase...)

Oh, and it looks like the migration may have fixed a few things in the BBS... I'm able to use the starport (links) section again.
Click to expand...

Fixed the GRIP entry.
I guess I never saw Starport break. However, it is sad that GRIP is not supported. I never used it. But I am wondering if it is relevant.

I would assume that the QLI website would go down but I assume Hunter's family still owns SCIFI20 game system.
 
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Fixed the GRIP entry.
I guess I never saw Starport break. However, it is sad that GRIP is not supported. I never used it. But I am wondering if it is relevant.

I would assume that the QLI website would go down but I assume Hunter's family still owns SCIFI20 game system.
Click to expand...

SciFi20 was mostly open content anyway.
 
4052013 update

Add any Pros/Cons or missing sites.
I have not included product sites. I think those get a great deal of advertising. Each manufacturer will have one and a few stores.

Discussion boards
1. COTI - travellerrpg.com
Pros- Far Future owned, Imperial Starport links to fansites &. blogs. PBP
2. Mongoose http://www.mongoose.com Pros MT focus
3. Gurps http://www.gurps.com - Pros GT focus
- Cons access is limited to paying members.
4. Google+ Traveller Community: https://plus.google.com/u/0/communit...93461568568045
Pros: Good amount of lively discussions about all aspects and versions of Traveller, excellent forum in which to organize Google Hangout based games, as well as other virtual tabletop solutions. Google+ is a very popular gaming venue.
Cons: Some might not find the feed-like format to their liking.

5. Yahoo Groups - Pros Very old CT/MT groups focused on Traveller.
6. Facebook pages for many products and companies


PBEM - Cons requires distribution of email address to players. The longevity of PBEM is doubtful with the growth of PBP/online gaming.
1. http://www.shoestring-graphics.com/traveller/ - fan site and game
2. http://www.urbin.net/t20pbem/ - fan site and game
3. http://www.pslccl.com/traveller/pbem/pbem.html - fan site and game

Game Master Documentation WebSites
1. http://www.ObsidianPortal.com - Player Websites library & PBP.

Game Play Websites
2. GRIP - Pros Traveller centric, Cons - (2000s) CT/T20 only, unsupported?
3. Roll20 http://www.Roll20.com - Pros support for various dice systems, might work well with T20/SCIFI20.
4. Tabletop Forge(found on Kickstarter) - Pros Google+hangout app. Cons Halted! Kickstarter resources focused on Roll20.
5. OpenRPG http://www.openrpg.com - Pros appears to have Traveller groups Cons Requires chat tool
6. Fantasy Ground http://www.fantasygrounds.com- Pros Work was going on 2 years ago for a CT/T5 extension.
7. EpicTable http://www.epictable.com - Pros easly to use, MS tools compatible, Supported, Flexible dice tool, chat sessions and handout features. Cons Windows Only. Ref must license but players are free.
8. Maptool http://www.rpgtool.net - Pros US and EU (French/German) sites, some Traveller games Cons requires Chat tool
9. VTable (Game Table Project) at Sourceforge http://Gametableproj.sourceforge.net - Cons requires configuration alterations for Linux systems

Play By Post
1. COTI - Pros will be adding dice features
2. Guild Portal http://www.guildportal.com/ 3. Roleplay Online [url]www.rpol.net
Pros: Built in dice roller with secret or publicly logged rolls. Character sheets that only the GM and the owner see. A character list with details that everyone can see. A map or image area. People post as their character not their log in name. Multiple threads for the same game. Within a post you can insert private lines that only certain people can see. GM can control which players can see which threads and whether or not they can post in it. GM can post "in character" for each of the NPCs. People can send messages to individuals separate from the game threads. The site allows advertising and searching for games also can post GM wanted ads. Not just PbP games, there are RPG forums. No advertising other than on the home page. Cons: Issues adding custom avatar but there is a fairly large number provided and divided in multiple categories from which to choose from. There is a limit to the number of posts in a thread - but you just start a new one.​
4. Mongoose.com
Con: You need a board admin to set up a thread for a new game. No functionality beyond normal forum posting tools.
5. http://www.ObsidianPortal.com - Player Websites library & PBP.

Mapping and Campaign Data Generation-Tracking Tools
1. Campaign Cartographer/Cosmographer - http://www.profantasy.com/products/cc3.asp
Pros addresses mapping and deckplans, Con Windows only
2. Starbase - Release date TBD
3. Universe1 - (v2 release date TBD) - Pro Extensive game data tracking
4. Heaven and Earth - http://www.downport.com/wbd/HEAVEN_&_EARTH.htm (1990s) Cons: Windows only
5. Galactic- http://www.mypbem.com/Vassilakos/index.html First generation mapping. Replaced by H&E, travellermap.com, and others. Jim Vassilakos also has an MT Character Generator and other tools. Cons DOS based.
6. www.travellermap.com - Pro Very good view of known space. API uses GM's defined information.

BLOGS/ Player sites with community tools
1. http://zho.berka.com/stuff/
LLB cover tool, map generators, counter generators and more...
2. http://eaglestone.pocketempires.com/
 
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update

Add any Pros/Cons or missing sites.
I have not included product sites. I think those get a great deal of advertising. Each manufacturer will have one and a few stores.

Discussion boards
1. COTI - travellerrpg.com
Pros- Far Future owned, Imperial Starport links to fansites &. blogs. PBP
2. Mongoose http://www.mongoose.com Pros MT focus
3. Gurps http://www.gurps.com - Pros GT focus
- Cons access is limited to paying members.
4. Google+ Traveller Community: https://plus.google.com/u/0/communit...93461568568045
Pros: Good amount of lively discussions about all aspects and versions of Traveller, excellent forum in which to organize Google Hangout based games, as well as other virtual tabletop solutions. Google+ is a very popular gaming venue.
Cons: Some might not find the feed-like format to their liking.

5. Yahoo Groups - Pros Very old CT/MT groups focused on Traveller.
6. Facebook pages for many products and companies


PBEM - Cons requires distribution of email address to players. The longevity of PBEM is doubtful with the growth of PBP/online gaming.
1. http://www.shoestring-graphics.com/traveller/ - fan site and game
2. http://www.urbin.net/t20pbem/ - fan site and game
3. http://www.pslccl.com/traveller/pbem/pbem.html - fan site and game

Game Master Documentation WebSites
1. http://www.ObsidianPortal.com - Player Websites library & PBP.

Game Play Websites
2. GRIP - Pros Traveller centric, Cons - (2000s) CT/T20 only, unsupported?
3. Roll20 http://www.Roll20.com - Pros support for various dice systems, might work well with T20/SCIFI20.
4. Tabletop Forge(found on Kickstarter) - Pros Google+hangout app. Cons Halted! Kickstarter resources focused on Roll20.
5. OpenRPG http://www.openrpg.com - Pros appears to have Traveller groups Cons Requires chat tool
6. Fantasy Ground http://www.fantasygrounds.com - Pros Work was going on 2 years ago for a CT/T5 extension. COTI play groups have used this site.
7. EpicTable http://www.epictable.com - Pros easly to use, MS tools compatible, Supported, Flexible dice tool, chat sessions and handout features. Cons Windows Only. Ref must license but players are free.
8. Maptool http://www.rpgtool.net - Pros US and EU (French/German) sites, some Traveller games Cons requires Chat tool
9. VTable (Game Table Project) at Sourceforge http://Gametableproj.sourceforge.net - Cons requires configuration alterations for Linux systems

Play By Post
1. COTI - Pros will be adding dice features
2. Guild Portal http://www.guildportal.com/ 3. Roleplay Online [url]www.rpol.net
Pros: Built in dice roller with secret or publicly logged rolls. Character sheets that only the GM and the owner see. A character list with details that everyone can see. A map or image area. People post as their character not their log in name. Multiple threads for the same game. Within a post you can insert private lines that only certain people can see. GM can control which players can see which threads and whether or not they can post in it. GM can post "in character" for each of the NPCs. People can send messages to individuals separate from the game threads. The site allows advertising and searching for games also can post GM wanted ads. Not just PbP games, there are RPG forums. No advertising other than on the home page. Cons: Issues adding custom avatar but there is a fairly large number provided and divided in multiple categories from which to choose from. There is a limit to the number of posts in a thread - but you just start a new one.​
4. Mongoose.com
Con: You need a board admin to set up a thread for a new game. No functionality beyond normal forum posting tools.
5. http://www.ObsidianPortal.com - Player Websites library & PBP.

Mapping and Campaign Data Generation-Tracking Tools
1. Campaign Cartographer/Cosmographer - http://www.profantasy.com/products/cc3.asp
Pros addresses mapping and deckplans, Con Windows only
2. Starbase - Release date TBD
3. Universe1 - (v2 release date TBD) - Pro Extensive game data tracking
4. Heaven and Earth - http://www.downport.com/wbd/HEAVEN_&_EARTH.htm (1990s) Cons: Windows only
5. www.travellermap.com - Pro Very good view of known space. API uses GM's defined information.

BLOGS/ Player sites with community tools
1. Galactic- http://www.mypbem.com/Vassilakos/index.html First generation mapping. Replaced by H&E, travellermap.com, and others. Jim Vassilakos also has an MT Character Generator and other tools. Cons DOS based.
2. http://zho.berka.com/stuff/
LLB cover tool, map generators, counter generators and more...
3. http://eaglestone.pocketempires.com/
 
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Discussion boards
RPGGeek http://rpggeek.com
- Pros Comprehensive database with discussions at the Family, RPG, and product levels
- Cons Limited amount of Traveller traffic

Game Play Websites
RPGGeek http://rpggeek.com
- Pros Play by Forum or Geeklist, comprehensive dice roller
 
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Add any Pros/Cons or missing sites.
I have not included product sites. I think those get a great deal of advertising. Each manufacturer will have one and a few stores.

Traveller Discussion Boards/ RPG Tools Lists
1. COTI - travellerrpg.com
Pros- Far Future owned, Imperial Starport links to fansites &. blogs. PBP
2. Mongoose http://www.mongoose.com Pros MT focus
3. Gurps http://www.gurps.com - Pros GT focus,
4. Google+ Traveller Community: http://goo.gl/1j9rN
Pros: Good amount of lively discussions about all aspects and versions of Traveller, excellent forum in which to organize Google Hangout based games, as well as other virtual tabletop solutions. Google+ is a very popular gaming venue. Cons: Some might not find the feed-like format to their liking.
5. Yahoo Groups - Pros Very old CT/MT groups focused on Traveller.
6. RPGGeek http://rpggeek.com
Pros Comprehensive database with discussions at the Family, RPG, and product levels. Cons Limited amount of Traveller traffic.​
7. http://www.battlegroundsgames.com/links.html Pros - An extensive list of Win/Linux/Mac gaming tools
8. Facebook pages for many products and companies

PBEM - Cons requires distribution of email address to players.
1. http://www.shoestring-graphics.com/traveller/ - fan site and game
2. http://www.urbin.net/t20pbem/ - fan site and game
3. http://www.pslccl.com/traveller/pbem/pbem.html - fan site and game
4. http://cyberboard.brainiac.com/index.html - Pros Effort to simplify PBEM boardgames.

Game Master Documentation WebSites
1. http://www.ObsidianPortal.com - Player Websites library & PBP.

Game Play Websites
2. GRIP - Pros Traveller centric, Cons - (2000s) CT/T20 only, unsupported?
3. Roll20 http://www.Roll20.com - Pros support for various dice systems, might work well with T20/SCIFI20.
4. Tabletop Forge(found on Kickstarter) - Pros Google+hangout app. Cons Halted! Kickstarter resources focused on Roll20.
5. OpenRPG http://www.openrpg.com - Pros appears to have Traveller groups Cons Requires chat tool
6. Fantasy Ground http://www.fantasygrounds.com - Pros Work was going on 2 years ago for a CT/T5 extension. COTI play groups have used this site.
7. EpicTable http://www.epictable.com - Pros easly to use, MS tools compatible, Supported, Flexible dice tool, chat sessions and handout features. Cons Windows Only. Ref must license but players are free.
8. Maptool http://www.rptools.net - Pros US and EU (French/German) sites, some Traveller games Cons requires Chat tool
9. VTable (Game Table Project) at Sourceforge http://Gametableproj.sourceforge.net - Cons requires configuration alterations for Linux systems
10. Klooge http://kloogeinc.com/ Pros ? Cons License fee
11. http://www.battlegroundsgames.com/
12. http://itabletop.com/ Pros - Claims the most sophisticated 3D tabletop tool for any tabletop game. Feature rich. Cons License fee
13. ??
14. ??

Play By Post
1. COTI - Pros will be adding dice features
2. Guild Portal http://www.guildportal.com/ 3. Roleplay Online [url]www.rpol.net
Pros: Built in dice roller with secret or publicly logged rolls. Character sheets that only the GM and the owner see. A character list with details that everyone can see. A map or image area. People post as their character not their log in name. Multiple threads for the same game. Within a post you can insert private lines that only certain people can see. GM can control which players can see which threads and whether or not they can post in it. GM can post "in character" for each of the NPCs. People can send messages to individuals separate from the game threads. The site allows advertising and searching for games also can post GM wanted ads. Not just PbP games, there are RPG forums. No advertising other than on the home page. Cons: Issues adding custom avatar but there is a fairly large number provided and divided in multiple categories from which to choose from. There is a limit to the number of posts in a thread - but you just start a new one.​
4. Mongoose.com
Con: You need a board admin to set up a thread for a new game. No functionality beyond normal forum posting tools.
5. http://www.ObsidianPortal.com - Player Websites library & PBP.
6. RPGGeek http://rpggeek.com
- Pros Play by Forum or Geeklist, comprehensive dice roller
7. Skype - Pros widely used personal, business visual/text communications tool. Can share files, have group discussions. Cons Fee for group users. Not directly intended/supported for gaming.

Mapping and Campaign Data Generation-Tracking Tools
1. Campaign Cartographer/Cosmographer - http://www.profantasy.com/products/cc3.asp
Pros addresses mapping and deckplans, Con Windows only
2. Starbase - Release date TBD
3. Universe1 - (v2 release date TBD) - Pro Extensive game data tracking
4. Heaven and Earth - http://www.downport.com/wbd/HEAVEN_&_EARTH.htm (1990s) Cons: Windows only
5. www.travellermap.com - Pro Very good view of known space. API uses GM's defined information.

BLOGS/ Player sites with community tools
1. Galactic- http://www.mypbem.com/Vassilakos/index.html First generation mapping. Replaced by H&E, travellermap.com, and others. Jim Vassilakos also has an MT Character Generator and other tools. Cons DOS based.
2. http://zho.berka.com/stuff/
LLB cover tool, map generators, counter generators and more...
3. http://eaglestone.pocketempires.com/
 
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update 4/10/13

Add any Pros/Cons/Recommendations or missing sites.
For the most part, I have excluded product sites non-tool product/ game manufacturer and store sites.

Traveller Discussion Boards/ RPG Tools Lists
1. COTI - travellerrpg.com
Pros- Far Future owned, Imperial Starport links to fansites &. blogs. PBP
2. Mongoose http://www.mongoose.com Pros MT focus
3. Steve Jackson's GT http://forums.sjgames.com/forumdisplay.php?f=16 - Pros GT focus,
4. Google+ Traveller Community: http://goo.gl/1j9rN
Pros: Good amount of lively discussions about all aspects and versions of Traveller, excellent forum in which to organize Google Hangout based games, as well as other virtual tabletop solutions. Google+ is a very popular gaming venue. Cons: Some might not find the feed-like format to their liking.
5. Yahoo Groups - Pros Very old CT/MT groups focused on Traveller.
6. RPGGeek http://rpggeek.com
Pros Comprehensive database with discussions at the Family, RPG, and product levels. Cons Limited amount of Traveller traffic.​
7. http://www.battlegroundsgames.com/links.html Pros - An extensive list of Win/Linux/Mac gaming tools
8. Facebook pages for many products and companies

PBEM - Cons requires distribution of email address to players.
1. http://www.shoestring-graphics.com/traveller/ - fan site and game
2. http://www.urbin.net/t20pbem/ - fan site and game
3. http://www.pslccl.com/traveller/pbem/pbem.html - fan site and game
4. http://cyberboard.brainiac.com/index.html - Pros Effort to simplify PBEM boardgames.

Game Master Documentation WebSites
1. http://www.ObsidianPortal.com - Player Websites library & PBP.

Game Play Websites
2. GRIP - Pros Traveller centric, Cons - (2000s) CT/T20 only, unsupported?
3. Roll20 http://www.Roll20.com - Pros support for various dice systems, might work well with T20/SCIFI20.
4. Tabletop Forge(found on Kickstarter) - Pros Google+hangout app. Cons Halted! Kickstarter resources focused on Roll20.
5. OpenRPG http://www.openrpg.com - Pros appears to have Traveller groups Cons Requires chat tool
6. Fantasy Ground http://www.fantasygrounds.com - Pros Work was going on 2 years ago for a CT/T5 extension. COTI play groups have used this site.
7. EpicTable http://www.epictable.com - Pros easly to use, MS tools compatible, Supported, Flexible dice tool, chat sessions and handout features. Cons Windows Only. Ref must license but players are free.
8. Maptool http://www.rptools.net - Pros US and EU (French/German) sites, some Traveller games Cons requires Chat tool
9. VTable (Game Table Project) at Sourceforge http://Gametableproj.sourceforge.net - Cons requires configuration alterations for Linux systems
10. Klooge http://kloogeinc.com/ Pros Klooge Good, very versatile. You can do almost anything with it. Ben Bell build a Traveller definition for his campaign. Cons: It can be complex for a newbie to get into. Doing your own definitions and tweaks is daunting to those not experienced in doing it. You have to have a map, and character icons on the map. Also this is a commercial product... License fee.
11. http://www.battlegroundsgames.com/
12. http://itabletop.com/ Pros - Claims the most sophisticated 3D tabletop tool for any tabletop game. Feature rich. Cons License fee
13. ??
14. ??

Play By Post
1. COTI - Pros will be adding dice features
2. Guild Portal http://www.guildportal.com/ 3. Roleplay Online [url]www.rpol.net
Pros: Built in dice roller with secret or publicly logged rolls. Character sheets that only the GM and the owner see. A character list with details that everyone can see. A map or image area. People post as their character not their log in name. Multiple threads for the same game. Within a post you can insert private lines that only certain people can see. GM can control which players can see which threads and whether or not they can post in it. GM can post "in character" for each of the NPCs. People can send messages to individuals separate from the game threads. The site allows advertising and searching for games also can post GM wanted ads. Not just PbP games, there are RPG forums. No advertising other than on the home page. Cons: Issues adding custom avatar but there is a fairly large number provided and divided in multiple categories from which to choose from. There is a limit to the number of posts in a thread - but you just start a new one.​
4. Mongoose.com
Con: You need a board admin to set up a thread for a new game. No functionality beyond normal forum posting tools.
5. http://www.ObsidianPortal.com - Player Websites library & PBP.
6. RPGGeek http://rpggeek.com
- Pros Play by Forum or Geeklist, comprehensive dice roller
7. Skype - Pros widely used personal, business visual/text communications tool. Can share files, have group discussions. Cons Fee for group users. Not directly intended/supported for gaming.

Mapping and Campaign Data Generation-Tracking Tools
1. Campaign Cartographer/Cosmographer - http://www.profantasy.com/products/cc3.asp
Pros addresses mapping and deckplans, Con Windows only
2. Starbase - Release date TBD
3. Universe1 - (v2 release date TBD) - Pro Extensive game data tracking
4. Heaven and Earth - http://www.downport.com/wbd/HEAVEN_&_EARTH.htm (1990s) Cons: Windows only
5. www.travellermap.com - Pro Very good view of known space. API uses GM's defined information.
6. Traveller Navigator - 1980s Windows product automating navigation.

BLOGS/ Player sites with community tools
1. Galactic- http://www.mypbem.com/Vassilakos/index.html First generation mapping. Replaced by H&E, travellermap.com, and others. Jim Vassilakos also has an MT Character Generator and other tools. Cons DOS based.
2. http://zho.berka.com/stuff/
LLB cover tool, map generators, counter generators and more...
3. http://eaglestone.pocketempires.com/
 
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Add any Pros/Cons/Recommendations or missing sites.
For the most part, I have excluded product sites non-tool product/ game manufacturer and store sites.

Traveller Discussion Boards/ RPG Tools Lists
1. COTI - travellerrpg.com
Pros- Far Future owned, Imperial Starport links to fansites &. blogs. PBP
2. Mongoose http://www.mongoose.com Pros MT focus
3. Steve Jackson's GT http://forums.sjgames.com/forumdisplay.php?f=16 - Pros GT focus,
4. Google+ Traveller Community: http://goo.gl/1j9rN
Pros: Good amount of lively discussions about all aspects and versions of Traveller, excellent forum in which to organize Google Hangout based games, as well as other virtual tabletop solutions. Google+ is a very popular gaming venue. Cons: Some might not find the feed-like format to their liking.
5. Yahoo Groups - Pros Very old CT/MT groups focused on Traveller.
6. RPGGeek http://rpggeek.com
Pros Comprehensive database with discussions at the Family, RPG, and product levels. Cons Limited amount of Traveller traffic.​
7. http://www.battlegroundsgames.com/links.html Pros - An extensive list of Win/Linux/Mac gaming tools
8. Facebook pages for many products and companies

PBEM - Cons requires distribution of email address to players.
1. http://www.shoestring-graphics.com/traveller/ - fan site and game
2. http://www.urbin.net/t20pbem/ - fan site and game
3. http://www.pslccl.com/traveller/pbem/pbem.html - fan site and game
4. http://cyberboard.brainiac.com/index.html - Pros Effort to simplify PBEM boardgames.

Game Master Documentation WebSites
1. http://www.ObsidianPortal.com - Player Websites library & PBP.

Game Play Websites
2. GRIP - Pros Traveller centric, Cons - (2000s) CT/T20 only, unsupported?
3. Roll20 http://www.Roll20.com - Pros support for various dice systems, might work well with T20/SCIFI20.
4. Tabletop Forge(found on Kickstarter) - Pros Google+hangout app. Cons Halted! Kickstarter resources focused on Roll20.
5. OpenRPG http://www.openrpg.com - Pros appears to have Traveller groups Cons Requires chat tool
6. Fantasy Ground http://www.fantasygrounds.com - Pros Work was going on 2 years ago for a CT/T5 extension. COTI play groups have used this site.
7. EpicTable http://www.epictable.com - Pros easly to use, MS tools compatible, Supported, Flexible dice tool, chat sessions and handout features. Cons Windows Only. Ref must license but players are free.
8. Maptool http://www.rptools.net - Pros US and EU (French/German) sites, some Traveller games Cons requires Chat tool
9. VTable (Game Table Project) at Sourceforge http://Gametableproj.sourceforge.net - Cons requires configuration alterations for Linux systems
10. Klooge http://kloogeinc.com/ Pros Klooge Good, very versatile. You can do almost anything with it. Ben Bell build a Traveller definition for his campaign. Cons: It can be complex for a newbie to get into. Doing your own definitions and tweaks is daunting to those not experienced in doing it. You have to have a map, and character icons on the map. Also this is a commercial product... License fee.
11. http://www.battlegroundsgames.com/
12. http://itabletop.com/ Pros - Claims the most sophisticated 3D tabletop tool for any tabletop game. Feature rich. Cons License fee
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14. ??

Play By Post
1. COTI - Pros will be adding dice features
2. Guild Portal http://www.guildportal.com/ 3. Roleplay Online [url]www.rpol.net
Pros: Built in dice roller with secret or publicly logged rolls. Character sheets that only the GM and the owner see. A character list with details that everyone can see. A map or image area. People post as their character not their log in name. Multiple threads for the same game. Within a post you can insert private lines that only certain people can see. GM can control which players can see which threads and whether or not they can post in it. GM can post "in character" for each of the NPCs. People can send messages to individuals separate from the game threads. The site allows advertising and searching for games also can post GM wanted ads. Not just PbP games, there are RPG forums. No advertising other than on the home page. Cons: Issues adding custom avatar but there is a fairly large number provided and divided in multiple categories from which to choose from. There is a limit to the number of posts in a thread - but you just start a new one.​
4. Mongoose.com
Con: You need a board admin to set up a thread for a new game. No functionality beyond normal forum posting tools.
5. http://www.ObsidianPortal.com - Player Websites library & PBP.
6. RPGGeek http://rpggeek.com
- Pros Play by Forum or Geeklist, comprehensive dice roller
7. Skype - Pros widely used personal, business visual/text communications tool. Can share files, have group discussions. Cons Fee for group users. Not directly intended/supported for gaming.

Mapping and Campaign Data Generation-Tracking Tools
1. Campaign Cartographer/Cosmographer - http://www.profantasy.com/products/cc3.asp
Pros addresses mapping and deckplans, Con Windows only
2. Starbase - Release date TBD
3. Universe1 - (v2 release date TBD) - Pro Extensive game data tracking
4. Heaven and Earth - http://www.downport.com/wbd/HEAVEN_&_EARTH.htm (1990s) Cons: Windows only
5. www.travellermap.com - Pro Very good view of known space. API uses GM's defined information.
6. Traveller Navigator - 1980s Windows product automating navigation.

BLOGS/ Player sites with community tools
1. Galactic- http://www.mypbem.com/Vassilakos/index.html First generation mapping. Replaced by H&E, travellermap.com, and others. Jim Vassilakos also has an MT Character Generator and other tools. Cons DOS based.
2. http://zho.berka.com/stuff/
LLB cover tool, map generators, counter generators and more...
3. http://eaglestone.pocketempires.com/
4. Group Dice Roller http://www.catchyourhare.com/diceroller/
 
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